2017 CONSTRUCTION CPM CONFERENCEWED33, 2PM ‐
SPEAKER: ERIK TUMA, P.S.P
EV in a War ZoneEV in a War Zone::Understanding Earned Value & How to apply it. Understanding Earned Value & How to apply it.
Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan
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Personal Introduction
I’m a Beaver
13 ½ years of EVM experience
Have supported Project Control delivery/training around the world
Applied EVM principles on a diverse set of work
Beautiful wife and four kids
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Disclaimer
The statements made in this technical presentation are based on our current knowledge of the tools/processes as well as personal experiences and do not necessarily represent the views of Granite Construction Co.
Statements should not be construed to be an official guidance, but are intended to be the sharing of technical and user knowledge gained as I’ve applied these management techniques and practices on projects.
You need to make your own judgments as to the application of our shared ideas in your own, unique environment.
Myself nor Granite Construction are responsible for injuries caused by the alternate delivery methods of gift cards during this presentation.
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Agenda
The problem with Earned Value Management
Understand – Application – Practice - Benefits
Case Study: Earned Value in a War Zone
PROMISE: In a first for Earned Value Management presentations….there will be NO use of abbreviations or
complicated S-Curves!
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The problem w/ Earned Value Management…
…there isn’t a problem with the Discipline itself, but a problem with how we implement
on our jobs.
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UNDERSTANDEarned Value Management SystemA standard governed by ANSI 748 in which a disciplined environment is created to ensure the highest standards of EVM are consistently applied to a Project.
Earned Value Management A discipline which uses the integration of a Projects Scope, Cost, and Schedule to produce a factual unbiased analysis of the health of a project.
Earned ValueA Variable used to assess how much work has been completed on a budgeted activity.
Increases CAPABILITY to measure work in progress and analyze variances so that you have a greater ABILITY to implement corrective action
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UNDERSTANDBANK ACCOUNT ILLUSTRATION
Half way through the month you’ve spent $1,000.00, and planned to have paid 3 bills. How are you doing?
Monthly
Budget
Car Payment $200.00 Mortgage $1,000.00 Weater $100.00
Electricity $100.00 Food $300.00
Entertainment $300.00 $2,000.00
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UNDERSTANDBANK ACCOUNT ILLUSTRATION
• Now we are three weeks into the month.• When we look at our account, we’ve spent $1,500• Surprise! We get $1,000 bonus for giving a EVM
presentation at a leading P&S Conference and now show 50% spent.
• How are we doing?
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UNDERSTANDBANK ACCOUNT ILLUSTRATION
• Month is now over and we look at our account.• Budget was $3,000• Spent was $2,250
• Our Husband/Wife asks us how we did…
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APPLICATION
PROJECT PERSPECTIVE
Owner or Client
Contractor
An ASSESSMENT needs to be made to identify how your project will benefit.
Stakeholder support…Contract Type…Scope…
Department of Defense Guidance: “EVM is discouraged on firm-fixed price, level of effort, and time and materials efforts….regardless of dollar value.”
This makes sense from the Clients point of view…but does it from the contractors?
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APPLICATION
Organization Accounting1 Define WBS 16 Record Direct Costs2 Identify Organizations 17 Summarize into WBS3 Integrate Subsystems 18 Summarize into OBS4 Identify Overhead Control 19 Record Indirect Costs5 Integrate WBS and OBS 20 Identify Equivalent / Lot Costs
Planning, Scheduling, and Budgeting 21 Material Accounting6 Schedule Work Analysis and Management Reports7 Identify Products / Milestones 22 Periodic Cost Account Sums8 Set Time‐Phased Budget 23 Determine Variances9 Significant Cost Elements 24 Budget / Actual Indirects10 Discrete Work Packages 25 Summarize Data and Variances11 Summary / Planning Packages 26 Manager Action Plans12 Identify LOE Activities 27 EAC Revision13 Set Overhead for Organizations Revisions and Data Maintenance
14Identify Management Reserve and Undistributed
Budget28 Incorporate Change
15 Target Costs and Budgets 29 Reconcile Budgets30 Control Retroactive Change31 Only Authorized Change
32Document Performance Measurement Baseline
Changes
The 32 ANSI 748 Guidelines….which to apply?
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PRACTICE
Project System
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BENEFITS• De-Risk• No Surprises• Gives you the Ability to Mitigate Challenges• Everyone’s a Hero
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Case Study: EV in a War Zone
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Location / TimingKuwait – 10 SitesAfghanistan – 72-90 SitesOman – 2 Sites
Period of Involvement – 2009 through 2013
Afghanistan Surge (30-40K) – 2009/2010
Iraq Drawdown – 2010/2011
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Scope
BASE CONSTRUCTION
31 Mar15 Feb31 Dec
LOGISCTIC SUPPORTOPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
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Project FactsPeriod of Performance: One Base year plus 5 Option Years
Order of Magnitude: At the height of work, $1.5 Billion USD / year, 3 Team members with multiple subcontractors. 16K man workforce throughout the world and approx. 1,000 Charge Codes per PoP.
Type of Work: Logistic Support, Operations and Maintenance, and Construction
Where was work Performed:
Afghanistan, Kuwait, Oman
Project Controls Staff: Staff of 24 FTE in the PMO which operated the tools, 84 FTE in the field to provide current Forecast input
Tools used: • Access Database to accept the 4 different type of Accounting system from Team members and subcontractors• Primavera P6 for scheduling and planning• Deltek Cobra for Earned Value and Cost Management reporting
Additional Client Cost Management Requirements•Client requirements were to use ANSI 748 EVMS – we assessed and negotiated a EVM method to report on this Cost Reimbursable plus Award Fee Contract•Bi-Weekly reporting•Report in Client requested Cost Report formatAdditional Internal Cost Management Requirements•Be able to report costs from different “Points of View” to support individual team member reporting requirements•Track different types of Budgets depending on funding source and contract modification stage
All of this was achieved with no previous PC infrastructure
PC Facts
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Define Work Breakdown Structure (1)7 . 004 . 2006AA . Z5.000.0034 . EK012 . 05.17.00
CONTRAC T #
Task Order
#
CLINContract Line Item Number
Unique Change Identifier
Site PWSPerformance
Work Statement
WBS Dictionary included 5,256 Base Scope Codes, 3,423 Discrete Change Order Codes through AFG Option Year 3
Allowed us to ensure all scope was covered, and to segregate “Change” work to prepare for Request for Equitable Adjustment proposals
Also helped to segregate variances through the Bi-Weekly analysis
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Analyze Significant Variances (23)
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Maintain Baseline & Reconcile Budgets (29)
BASE NEGOTIATED
CHANGE ORDER NEGOTIATED
CHANGE ORDER NOT-NEGOTIATED
DIRECTED REQUEST FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSMENT
Building blocks of our working budget until…
The AFG Drawdown. Tracking and reconciliation of these buckets became even more important once the Afghanistan Drawdown began and work became de-scoped.
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Prevent Unauthorized Revisions (31)Established Cost Account Managers to monitor the work being performed
Once change was identified it flowed through the Change review process which included several gate approvals before eventually being sent to the Client and incorporated into Budgets.
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Conclusion
Understand-Application-Practice
If Earned Value Management works w/ the Taliban breathing down your neck, it will work on your project.
Questions??
Erik Tuma, P.S.P. [email protected] – 214.601.8909
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APPENDIX
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TIME
$’s
/ QTY
’s
BUDGET(BAC)
Status Date
PLANNED(BCWS)
EARNED(BCWP)
ACTUAL(ACWP)
ESTIMATE TO
COMPLETE(ETC)
ESTIMATE AT
COMPLETE(EAC)
SCHEDULE VARIANCE
(SV)
COST VARIANCE
(CV)
Applying your Project Budget over time is the foundation for EVM and your “S-Curve” chart
Once Project has begun, the Status Date is set to analyze the health of the project. The culmination of Planned work prior to your status date is equal to your Planned work to Date
Work completed to date is quantified by Physical % completed multiplied by your budget. This represents your Earned Value.
By comparing the amount of work that you had planned to complete by the status date (Planned) with the amount of work you actually completed (Earned), you create your Schedule Variance. Are you behind, or ahead of schedule.
Actual Cost is then spread over time and included in the S- Chart
By comparing the amount of work you have actually completed (Earned) with the cost to complete that work (Actual), you calculate your Cost Variance.
Your Remaining costs (ETC) are calculated based on your outstanding work and are combined with your Actual Costs to create your Estimate at Completion (EAC) . Your Variance at Completion should be supported and validated by your SV and CV
TIME
$’s
/ QTY
’s
BUDGET(BAC)
Status Date
PLANNED(BCWS)
EARNED(BCWP)
ACTUAL(ACWP)
ESTIMATE TO COMPLETE
(ETC)
ESTIMATE AT COMPLETE
(EAC)SCHEDULE VARIANCE
(SV)
COST VARIANCE
(CV)
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